Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.

  • -- Hosea Ballou 马士

虽然野心本身是一种恶习,但它往往也是美德之母。

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Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.

恶有恶报。这是一种美德,如果它要在市场上引起消费者的兴趣,就必须贴上绿色盾牌的邮票。

Virtue is an angel, but she is a blind one, and must ask Knowledge to show her the pathway that leads to her goal.

美德是一位天使,但她是一位盲人,她必须要求知识指引她通向目标的道路。

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

武力是专制主义的根本原则和直接根源。

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

我们的信心来自瞬间;我们的恶习已成习惯。

It takes a lot to become a foster parent.

成为一个养父母需要付出很多。

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

幸福是一种美德,而不是它的回报。